Tour de Romandie - 2.HC

Switzerland, April 29 - May 3, 2003

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Stage 5 - May 4: Lausanne, 20.4 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) en route to the stage and overall victory at the Tour de Romandie
• Tyler Hamilton (Team CSC) at full throttle in the time trial
• The yellow jersey wearer Francisco Perez Sanchez (Milaneza-MSS) fought hard, but could only manage 14th
• Alex Zulle (Phonak) gave it everything, and finished second in the final time trial
• Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) was again the favourite of the crowd today
• Alexander Moos (Phonak) won the most cheers from the teenage women
• Manuel Calvente (CSC) suffering underneath the glasses
• Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) riding against the barriers
• David Moncoutie (Cofidis) was the highest finisher from the Cofidis team in 9th place
• Dario Cioni (Fassa Bortolo) going hard on the cobbled section of the time trial
• A happy Tyler Hamilton at the post race press conference

Images by Anne Richter/grupetto.com

• Martin Elmiger (Phonak Hearing Systems) begins his timetrial
• Andrej Hauptman (Vini Caldirola - Sidermec) heads off
• Massimiliano Lelli (Cofidis Le Credit Par Telephone)
• Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) decides he'd rather stay inside today
• Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Fassa Bortolo) placed 4th in the TT
• Gonzalez looking mentally prepared
• Mark Scanlon (Ag2R Prevoyance) starts one of his last races without a helmet
• Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo)
• Cameron Fry? Ferris Bueller is looking for you.

Stage 4 - May 3: Mothney - Les Paccots, 146.5 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• Francisco Perez Sanchez had to split the stage with Laurent Dufaux yesterday after missing the turn for the finish
• Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) in the leader's yellow jersey at the beginning of the day
• Last year's winner Dario Frigo not in the action as much at this year's edition
• An attacking group on top of the world in Switzerland
• The peloton rides towards the snowcapped mountains in the Tour de Romandie
• The mountains in Switzerland still are snowcapped from the winter
• The riders aiming directly at the high mountains of Switzerland
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) leading out the sprint to the top of the climb at Chatel-St-Denis
• Gerrit Glomser (Saeco) flying under the flamme rouge
• Francisco Perez (Milaneza) on the podium after winning the stage and taking the yellow jersey.
• Francisco Perez (Milaneza) en route to victory in stage 4

Stage 3 - May 2: Moudon - Lèoche les Baines, 171.3 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• Bradley Wiggins and Bradley McGee make up half the English speaking clan in the Tour de Romandie
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) ready for today's mountain top finish
• The peloton cruising through the valley of the Rhone before racing up to the top of Loeche-les-Bains at 1411m high
• Yellow jersey wearer Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) lost the lead in the third stage of the Tour de Romandie
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) with 300m to go until the top of the Loeche-les-Bains climb
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) following the lead of his teammate Carlos Sastre
• Inigo Cuesta (Cofidis) stayed with the leaders until right near the top of the Loeche-les-Bains climb
• Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) finished in yellow at the end of stage 3

Stage 2 - May 1: Val-de-Travers - Lucens 178.2 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• The peloton enjoying nicer weather today in the Swiss countryside in the Tour of Romandie
• The peloton passing through the many small towns in Switzerland
• The winner Yuriy Krivtsov today came from a long two man breakaway
• Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) keeps his yellow jersey for another day
• Yuriy Krivstov (Jean Delatour) flanked by the podium girls
• Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) looking good in yellow

Stage 1 - April 30: Genève - Val-de-Travers 181.9 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• Simone Bertoletti (Lampre) won stage 1 by 1'09 after a long solo attack that lasted half the stage
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) sitting in the pack safely during stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie
• The peloton speeds its way through many of the small towns in Switzerland
• Gerrit Glomser of Saeco won the field sprint for 2nd place
• Bradley McGee (FDJeux.com) in complete raingear.
• Manuel Calvante (CSC) after a very wet day

Prologue - April 29: Genève, 3.4 km

Images by Jeff Tse/www.jefftse.com/cycling

• Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) stormed to the prologue win in Geneva
• Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) used a conventional road machine for the technical parcours
• Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo) and two other prizes, not on the prize list
• Tyler Hamilton (CSC) rode well after his World Cup win two days ago
• Tyler Hamilton's Cervelo TT machine
• Hamilton used convential Dura Ace shifters for the technical prologue course
• Riders faced a tricky course on narrow roads through old Geneva
• The parcours was short but technical, with corners and climbing
• Nameplates await before the prologue start
• Nicolas Portal (Ag2R-Prevoyance) takes a corner in the prologue
• Laurent Dufaux (Alessio) was the hometown favourite and received the loudest cheers
• Defending champion Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo) could only muster 42nd place in the prologue
• Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) riding hard up the climb from the Parc Neuve
• Alessio's Davide Frattini flies around a corner with 1km to go